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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 00F2 ESP inop‐
erative
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function ,hill start assist
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailable due to amal-
function .BAS PLUS* and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *may also have
failed. In addition ,the 00C6 and00C7 warnin glamp sligh tup
in th einstrument cluster.
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without
th ef unction slisted above. ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0078 Check
trailer
hitch lock
G
Risk of accident
The trailer to whitch *isn otcorrectl yengaged. Awarnin gtone
also sounds.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Engage th eball couplin gintheendp osition (Y page 193). 00AF Attention
Assist:
Tim
ef or
ab reak? Based on specific criteria, ATTENTION ASSIST has deter-
mined that your concentration has waned. Awarnin gtone
also sounds.
X If necessary, tak eabreak.
Durin glon gjou rneys, tak eregular breaks in goo dtimesoy ou
get enough rest. 00AF Attention
Assist
inopera‐
tive ATTENTION ASSIST is inoperative.
X
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 004D EBD
,A BS
and ESP
inopera‐
tiv eS ee
Owner's
Manual G
Risk of accident
EB V( electronic brak eforce distribution), ABS, ESP ®
,B AS,
PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function ,hill start assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailable due to amalfunction .In
addition ,the 00C6 ,00C7 and0031 warnin glamp sint he
instrumen tcluster ligh tupandaw arnin gtones ounds.
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without
th ef unction slisted above. ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop immediately. 004D Brake
immedi‐
ately Am
alfunction has occurred while th eHOLDf unction or DIS-
TRONIC PLUS* is active.
or
Vehicles wit hmanual transmission: wit hthe HOLD function
activated, you hav eeither:
R opened th edriver's doo rand release dthe seat belt or
R switched of fthe engin eor
R opened th ebonnet
At onem ay also soun datregular intervals. The tone becomes
loude rifyou attemp ttolockt he vehicle.
You canno tstart th eengine.
X Payin gattention to th etraffic situation ,immediately
depress th ebrak epedal firmly and hold until th edisplay
message disappears.
X Preven tthe vehicl efromr ollin gaway before you leav eit
( Ypage 100).
You can restar tthe engine. 00AE Coolant
Sto
pv ehi‐
cle
Switch
engine off The coolan
tistoohot .Ina ddition ,the 00AE warnin glamp in
th ei nstrument cluster lights up and awarnin gtones ounds.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch of fthe
engine, payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Mak esuret hatthe air supply to th eradiato risnotblocked,
e.g. by snow, slus horice.
X Wait until th edisplay message disappear sbefore restarting
th ee ngine. Otherwise ,the re is ariskofe ngined amage.
X Pay attention to th ecoolan ttem perature display.
X If th ecoolan ttem perature increase sagain ,visit aqualified
specialist workshop immediately. 220
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 0039 Key not
detected
(re
dd isplay
message) The KEYLESS-GO key* is no
tinthevehicle. Awarnin gtone
also sounds.
Whe nyou switch th eengineo ff,y ou canno tloc kt he vehicle
centrall yorstart th eenginea gain.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Locate th eKEYLESS-GO key*. The KEYLESS-GO key* is no
tdetecte dwhile drivin gbecause
ap owerful radi otransmitte riscausin ginterfe rence. Awarn-
in gt onea lso sounds.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Remove th eStart/Sto pbutto nfromt heignition lock*
(Y page 66).
X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc kand tur nittot hedesired
position. 0039 Key not
detected
(whit
edis-
play mes-
sage) You wan
ttounlockorl ockt he vehicl eand th eKEYLESS-GO
key* canno tbecurrentl ydetecte dbythevehicle.
X Locate th eKEYLESS-GO key*.
If th eKEYLESS-GO key* is still no tdetected:
X Loc koru nlockthe vehicl eusingthe key. You are in th
evehicl eand th eKEYLESS-GO key* currently
canno tbedetecte dbythevehicle.
X Change th elocation of th ekeywit hthe KEYLESS-GO func-
tions* in th evehicle.
If th eKEYLESS-GO key* is still no tdetected:
X Remove th eStart/Sto pbutto nfromt heignition lock*
(Y page 66).
X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc kand tur nittot hedesired
position. 0039 Key still
in vehicle
The KEYLESS-GO key* has been detecte
dinside th evehicle
during locking.
X Remove th eKEYLESS-GO key* from th evehicle. 0039 Replace
key The ke
ymustber eplaced.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 226
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050 Solutions 0039 Key does
not
belong to
vehicle You hav
eput th ewrong ke yint he ignition lock.
X Use th ecorrect key. 0039 Close
doors to
loc
kv ehi‐
cle At leas
tone doo riso pen.Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Clos eall doors and loc kthe vehicl eagain. 0039 Remove
starting
button,
then
insert key
KEYLESS-GO
*ist emporarily malfunctioning or is defective. A
warning tone also sounds.
X Remove the Start/Stop button from the ignition lock*
(Y page 66).
X Insert the key into the ignition lock and turn it to the desired
position. 006F Front
left seat
backrest
not locked
or
Front
right
seat back‐
rest not
locked The seat backrest is not engaged.
Awarning tone also sounds.
X Push the backrest back until it engages. 006F Rear left
seat back‐
rest not
locked
or
Rear
right
seat back‐
rest not
locked
G
Risk of injury
The backrest in the rear is not engaged on the left-hand and/
or right-hand side. Awarning tone also sounds.
X Push the backrest back until it engages (Y page 169).0081 Restraint
sys. mal‐
function
Consult
workshop
G
Risk of injury
There is amalfunction in the SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System). The 0081warning lamp also lights up in the instru-
ment cluster.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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0050
0050 Solutions 0073 Malfunc‐
tio
nC on‐
sul tw ork‐
shop G
Risk of injury
The rol lbars are defective.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop immediately. 0059 Converti‐
ble Top
Operation
possible
to 40 km/h If you drive at speeds of mor
ethan40k m/h,you canno topen
or close th eroof.
X Full yopen or close th esoftt op ( Ypage 161). 0059 Top lower‐
ing The sof
ttop is no tfull yo pened or closed .The hydraulic sare
depressurised.
X Full yopen or close th esoftt op ( Ypage 161). 0059 Open/
close top
completely The roo
fisnotlocked. If you drive at speeds of mor ethan
40 km/h, you canno topen or close th eroof.
X If you are drivin gatspeeds of mor ethan4 0km/ h,reduce
your speed.
X Push or pull th esoft-to pswitch (Y page 161), until th esoft
to pisf ullyo pen or closed. 0059 Top opera‐
tion
Please
wait The on-boar
dvoltag eistoolow.
X Start th eengine. The sof
ttop has been opened and closed several times in a
row .The soft-to pdrive has been switched of fautomatically
fo rs afet yreasons.
You can open and close th esoftt op again after approximately
te nm inute s(Ypage 161).
X Switc hoffthei gnition and tur nitbacko n.
X Repea tthe openin gorclosingprocedure. 00BE Top up
washer
fluid The washer flui
dlevel in th ewasher flui dreservoir has drop-
ped belo wthe minimum.
X Top up th ewasher flui d(Ypage 183). Display
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Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
Problem Possible causes/consequencesa
nd0050
0050Solutions 0031
The yellow ABS
warning lamp is
lit while the
engine is run-
ning. G
Risk of accident
ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) is deactivated due to afault. For this
reason, ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program), BAS (Brake Assist),
BAS PLUS* (Brake Assist PLUS), PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake*,
the HOLD function, hil lstart assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation
are also deactivated, for example.
The brake syste mcontinues to function normally,b ut without the
functions listed above. Therefore, the wheels coul dlock if you
brake hard.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Observe the additiona lmessages in the multi-function display
(Y pag e208).
X Drive on carefully.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. 00BA
The red distance
warning lamp*
lights up while
the vehicl eisin
motion. G
Risk of accident
The distance to the vehicl einfront is too smal lfor the speed
selected.
X Increase the distance. 00BA
The red distance
warning lamp*
lights up while
the vehicl eisin
motion. Awarn-
ing tone also
sounds. G
Risk of accident
You are approaching avehicl einf ront at too grea taspeed
X Be prepared to brake immediately.
X Pay carefu lattention to the traffic situation. You may have to
brake or take evasive action. 00BA
The red distance
warning lamp*
lights up while
the vehicl eisin
motion. Awarn-
ing tone also
sounds. G
Risk of accident
Distronic Plus* has detected astationary obstacle in you rline of
travel .The vehicl ewilln ot be braked automatically.
X Be prepared to brake immediately.
X Pay carefu lattention to the traffic situation. You may have to
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 00AE
The red coolant
warning lamp
comes on while
the engine is
running. Awarn-
ing tone also
sounds. The coolant temperature has exceeded 130 †. The airflow to the
radiator may be blocked or the coolant level may be too low.
The engine is not being cooled sufficiently and may be damaged.
X
Pull over and stop the vehicle safely and switch off the engine,
paying attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Allow the engine and coolant to cool.
X Make sure that the air supply to the radiator is not blocked, e.g.
by slush.
X Check the coolant level (Y page 183). Observe the warning
notes.
X If necessary, top up the coolant.
X Have the engine cooling system checked at aqualified specialist
workshop if the coolant needs topping up more often than usual.
If the coolant level is correct,t he electric radiator fan may be
faulty.
X Do not continue driving under any circumstances.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 00BB
The yellow
engine diagnos-
tics warning
lamp lights up
while the engine
is running. Vehicles with
adiesel engine: the fuel tank has been run dry.
X Start the engine three to four times after refuelling.
Emergency running mode is cancelled. The vehicle need not be
checked. 00BB
The yellow
engine diagnos-
tics warning
lamp lights up
while the engine
is running. There may be
afault, for example:
R in the engine management
R in the ignition system
R in the exhaust system
R in the ignition system (for vehicles with petrol engines)
The emission limit values may be exceeded and the engine can
run in emergency mode.
X Have the vehicle checked as soon as possible at aqualified
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Seat belt
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions The seat-belt extender
is unable to be retrac-
ted.
G
Risk of injury
The seat-belt extender is defective.
X Push back the seat-belt extender with force.
X Have the seat-belt extender checked at aqualified specialist
workshop.
If the seat-belt extender is unable to be pushed back:
X Do not drive on.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Fuel and fuel tank
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050 0050Solutions Fuel is leaking from the
vehicle.
G
Risk of explosion or fire
The fuel line or the fuel tank is defective.
X Turn the key to position 0(Y page 65) in the ignition lock imme-
diately and remove it.
X Do not restart the engine under any circumstances.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. The fuel filler flap can-
not be opened. The fuel filler flap is not released.
Or:
The key batteries are discharged.
X
Unlock the vehicle (Y page 249).
Or:
X Unlock the vehicle using the emergency key element
(Y page 249). The fuel filler flap is released, but the opening mechanism is jam-
med.
X
Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Troubleshooting
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